The leader of one of the most aggressive seabed mining startups spent years invoking global warming to spark interest in ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Provenience note: Anthropology ...

I am going to tell you all about the latest discovery from France & Spain, where researchers came across the oldest currently known whale bone tools, dating back to 20,000 years ago. These tools ...

Recently discovered bones of a basilosaurus in Mississippi offer insight into its life and what happened after its death.

Excavations in 2022 in the Basque cave of Isturitz, France, where several dozen whale bone objects were discovered. Credit: Jean-Marc Pétillon and Christian Normand Ancient tools made from whale bones ...

New research has indicated that humans used whale bones to create tools as many as 20,000 years ago. These findings have provided new insights into the cultures and abilities of ancient humans, and ...

The oldest whale bone tools ever discovered show humans were making them at least 20,000 years ago. The artifacts were found by researchers at sites around the Bay of Biscay in Spain. Some of the ...

Although whale populations are now drastically diminished, they flourished in the distant past. Early humans living near the ocean used whales as a source of food and materials. They also used whale ...

This projectile made from the bone of a gray whale was discovered in Landes, France, and dates to between 17,500 and 18,000 years ago.

Tools crafted from whale bones discovered at archaeological sites along the Bay of Biscay's shores have unveiled startling insights into prehistoric human ingenuity. These artifacts, dating back over ...